Get to know the Hoʻōla Maui Hui
Get to know the organizations working together as the Hoʻōla Maui hui, led by prime contractor DAWSON, to perform the Hazard Site Assessment scope of work under the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE).
Hoʻōla Maui is a hui of Native Hawaiian Organizations (NHOs) as defined in 13 CFR 124.3, and their partners, committed to the safe, timely, and thorough clean-up and recovery of Kula, Olinda, and Lahaina, following the devastating August wildfires. Bound by a unifying pledge to work as a team, Hoʻōla Maui members are banding together, sharing resources and expertise, and coordinating and collaborating on any cleanup work that is asked of a member of this hui. Along with the NHO members, Ho’ōla Maui is supported by non-NHO business partners with a local presence who are also actively supporting the clean-up effort.
Here’s an overview of how each Hoʻōla Maui member and partner is contributing to the Hazard Site Assessment scope of work.
DAWSON
DAWSON is a Native Hawaiian global business enterprise serving the U.S. Department of Defense and federal government clients while benefiting the Native Hawaiian community.
DAWSON was selected by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as the prime contractor for the Hazard Site Assessment component of the debris removal phase of recovery. DAWSON staff are leading project management and overseeing all aspects of the current contract execution.
Nakupuna Companies
The Nakupuna Companies are a NHO-owned family of companies, specializing in management consulting, IT, facilities and infrastructure, logistics, and environmental services.
Nakupuna provides field data technicians for Hazardous Site Assessment, Hazardous Tree Assessment, Asbestos Containing Material Assessment, Household Hazardous Waste and Bulk Asbestos Material Removal.
Kīkaha Solutions LLC, an Alakaʻina Foundation Company
The Alakaʻina Foundation Family of Companies (FOCs) is comprised of industry-recognized government service firms.
Kīkaha Solutions LLC provides leadership, guidance, and organizational support for the Hoʻōla Maui base of operations.
The Hawaiʻi Pacific Foundation
The Hawaiʻi Pacific Foundation operates several businesses that represent a variety of industries and marketplaces. They are committed to supporting The Hawaiʻi Pacific Foundation’s mission to provide opportunities to Native Hawaiian communities.
The Hawaiʻi Pacific Foundation provides leadership, guidance, and organizational support for the Hoʻōla Maui base of operations.
Kinai ʻEha
Kinai ʻEha translated from Hawaiian means “To Extinguish Pain.” Kinai ‘Eha aims to provide an alternative education option to ‘ōpio (youth) that are in need of and seeking purpose, personal empowerment, education, Hawaiian cultural identity and connection, workforce training in construction and the trades, community service, and leadership.
Kinai ʻEha provides field data technicians for Hazardous Site Assessment, Hazardous Tree Assessment, Asbestos Containing Material Assessment, Household Hazardous Waste and Bulk Asbestos Material Removal.
Namauʻu Technological & Industrial (NTI)
Namauʻu Technological & Industrial (NTI) is an SBA Super 8(a) and HUBZone-certified firm that specializes in utilizing Cyberspace Service Management℠ (CYSM) principles to serve its clients in the federal and state government.
NTI provides comprehensive technological infrastructure support for the Hoʻōla Maui base of operations.
Makai, a Kekoa Company
Makai is committed to providing exceptional services to its government and commercial customers through systems engineering and integration, data management and cloud migration, cybersecurity, technology maturation and risk reduction, managed network services, application and DevSecOps, business consulting and process improvement, and STA/A&AS.
Makai provides comprehensive technological infrastructure support for the Hoʻōla Maui base of operations.
Malama Kai Technologies
Malama Kai Technologies is a Native Hawaiian Company specializing in Cloud, Data and AI services.
Mālama Kai Technologies provides administrative and logistics support for the Hoʻōla Maui base of operations.
Native Hawaiian Organization Association
The Native Hawaiian Organizations Association (NHOA) is a trade association established to provide a unified voice for NHOs. NHOs are non-profit organizations authorized by the Small Business Administration (SBA) to participate in the 8(a) Business Development program.
The NHOA provides leadership, guidance and organizational support for the Hoʻōla Maui base of operations.
Krilla Kaleiwahea
Krilla Kaleiwahea (K2) is a NHO government contracting company positioned to bring the private sectors efficiency, speed and excellence to government projects. K2 is a government contractor who provides information technology and professional services solutions to the DoD and federal civilian agencies.
K2 provides field quality control technicians.
Forgen/DRC
www.forgen.com & www.drcusa.com
Forgen and DRC are working together as a joint venture to provide emergency response services. The venture is dedicated to helping communities rebuild, including integrated environmental remediation and construction services to restore and strengthen our natural surroundings with the mission of protect people, communities, and the environment for generations to come.
The venture provides operational expertise, project planning, scheduling, industrial hygiene.
DebrisTech
DebrisTech provides disaster recovery guidance utilizing a custom-designed Automated Debris Management System, keeping a digital record from start to finish. Building upon best practices of FEMA debris monitoring methods, DebrisTech replaces handwritten tickets with real-time data collection devices, raising the bar for documentation, accuracy and security.
DebrisTech provides data management, high-resolution imagery using photogrammetry mapping technology, data tracking, real-time progress updates, and reporting generation.
Kane’s Legacy Tree Services
Kane’s Legacy Tree Services is a family-owned business based on Maui, and an ISA-certified arborist with the vision to be a proponent for the healthy care of trees on Maui, particularly West Maui, to ensure healthy trees for our future.
Kane’s Legacy Tree Services provides hazardous tree assessments with certified arborists.
Environmental Risk Analysis (ERA)
Established in 2006 in Honolulu, Hawai‘i, ERA is a self-certified Economically Disadvantaged Woman-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB) and an SBA 8(a) Business Development program participant. ERA staff consist of professionals knowledgeable in biology, engineering, industrial hygiene, environmental planning, and geology.
ERA provides asbestos testing and air quality monitoring services.
EnvironMETeo Services Inc. (EMET)
EMET Environmeteo Services Inc., based in Waipahu, Oʻahu, provides testing services for lead, asbestos, mold, and other hazardous elements.
EMET provides asbestos testing services.
EnviroQuest
EnviroQuest, Inc. (EQI) is a leading full-service consulting firm with offices in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, and Tokyo, Japan, offering a broad range of services from environmental site assessments and mold and moisture assessments and industrial hygiene assessments to complete asbestos, lead, and hazardous materials management consulting.
EQI provides asbestos testing services.
Unitek
The Unitek Contracting Group provides specialty contracting services in Hazardous Material Abatement and Remediation, Mold Remediation, Flood and Fire Restoration, Maritime Insulation, Demolition, Thermal Insulation and Fire-stopping, Supply Distribution, and Roll-Off Services.
Unitek provides asbestos abatement and Household Hazardous Waste disposal.
Pacific Commercial Services
Pacific Commercial Services, Inc. (PCS) provides turnkey environmental and industrial services in Hawaiʻi and the Pacific region. As a SBA woman-owned small business, keeping Hawai‘i safe and clean now and for future generations is at the core of Pacific Commercial Services, Inc.
PCS provides safe handling and transportation for hazardous materials in impacted areas.
The Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement (CNHA)
The Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement (CNHA) is a member-based 501(c)3 non-profit organization with a mission to enhance the cultural, economic, political, and community development of Native Hawaiians. CNHA has been instrumental in recruitment and job training for Maui residents.
CNHA provides workforce development, recruitment support, and cultural sensitivity training.
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
Enterprise is the country’s largest transportation solutions provider, offering car and truck rentals, as well as car sharing and car sales.
Enterprise provides operational vehicles for Hoʻōla Maui members and partners.
Hawaiʻi News Now
KGMB (CBS), KHNL (NBC), and K5 collectively make up Hawai‘i News Now, the state's dominant multimedia news organization with the largest digital news footprint in the islands.
HNN is Hoʻōla Mauiʻs Broadcast Media Partner.
Harmer Communications
https://www.harmercommunications.com/
Harmer Communications is Maui’s leader in two-way communications, offering radio sales, repair, and design. They offer subscriber radio services, and own and maintain the infrastructure, offering the most advanced digital two-way radio system coverage.
Harmer Communications provides radio communications.
ILWU Local 142 Hawaiʻi
ILWU Local 142 members work at diverse jobs such as lab analysts, fruit packers, auto technicians, truck drivers, bellmen, waiters and waitresses, heavy equipment operators, housekeepers, store cashiers, clerks, X-ray technicians, golf course maintenance workers, and salespersons.
ILWU Local 142 provides shipping and logistical transport.
Kaiser Permanente Hawaiʻi
Kaiser Permanente is committed to helping shape the future of health care, recognized as one of America’s leading health care providers and not-for-profit health plans. Founded in 1945, Kaiser Permanente has a mission to provide high-quality, affordable health care services and to improve the health of our members and the communities they serve.
Kaiser Permanente provides medical evaluations for project employees.
Paʻakai Communications
Paʻakai Communications is a Honolulu-based communications consultancy with deep roots, strong values, and a clear understanding that its kuleana is to serve the needs and interests of our community. Paʻakai Communications uses the tools and strategies of integrated communications, community relations, and transformation strategy to build strength within Hawaiʻi in service of our people and place.
Pa‘akai Communications provides communications and community relations services.
The Westin Maui Resort and Spa Kaʻanapali
https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/hnmwi-the-westin-maui-resort-and-spa-kaanapali/
The Westin Maui Resort and Spa Ka’anapali is a resort in West Maui, just north of Lahaina town. The hotel has opened to house Lahaina residents displaced by the fires, as well as relief effort crews from federal agencies and key contractors.
The Westin hosts the Hoʻōla Maui Center of Operations.
Hoʻōla Maui has a unique opportunity and kuleana to transcend competition and foster deeper connections within the community, approaching the recovery period as a chance to rebuild and restore in a better way. The Ho’ōla Maui pledge acknowledges the gravity of the situation and its irreversible impact as one of the deadliest wildfires in U.S. recorded history – one that has left many thousands of Maui residents grappling with its lasting effects. Healing and rebuilding will be a long-term effort that requires the collective contribution of those with the ability to kōkua.
“We together commit to moving forward as one, in service of the people of Maui.
We commit to helping Maui - safely, steadily and with purpose - rebuild.”
- the Hoʻōla Maui Pledge
This commitment is grounded in Hoʻōla Maui’s foundational principles of ahonui (patience), kanaloa (firmness/steadfastness), and aloha (love/compassion). These principles are what drive Ho’ōla Maui members to prioritize the people of Maui at every possible opportunity throughout this clean-up and rebuilding effort.
